2021 NFL Punts Inside the 20 Leaders

A punt that ends inside the opponent's 20-yard line pins the offense deep. It rewards accuracy and touch, not just distance.

Count, so volume helps. See the percentage version for efficiency. In 2021, Michael Dickson (40) led NFL punters in punts inside the 20, ahead of Cameron Johnston (37) and Michael Palardy (31). 43 punters qualify.

Final 2021 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	In 20	Punts	Avg	Net	In 20 %	TB %	FC %	Points
1	Michael Dickson	Seattle Seahawks	40	83	46.9	41.7	48%	12%	27%	+8.4
2	Cameron Johnston	Houston Texans	37	88	46.7	41.7	42%	5%	25%	+12.9
3	Michael Palardy	Miami Dolphins	31	78	44.7	40.1	40%	6%	35%	+3.8
4	Blake Gillikin	New Orleans Saints	29	83	47.7	42.0	35%	5%	22%	−0.1
5	A.J. Cole	Las Vegas Raiders	28	64	50.0	42.5	44%	11%	27%	+7.3
6	Logan Cooke	Jacksonville Jaguars	28	65	47.3	43.6	43%	2%	41%	+5.8
7	Sam Martin	Denver Broncos	28	67	46.0	42.8	42%	4%	36%	+12.6
8	Sam Koch	Baltimore Ravens	26	71	44.4	40.0	37%	6%	23%	+3.1
9	Jordan Berry	Minnesota Vikings	26	79	46.5	40.8	33%	4%	19%	−13.7
10	Pressley Harvin	Pittsburgh Steelers	25	70	42.6	38.0	36%	4%	27%	−10.7
11	Rigoberto Sanchez	Indianapolis Colts	24	59	44.5	39.7	41%	2%	25%	+4.4
12	Bryan Anger	Dallas Cowboys	24	65	48.4	44.6	37%	6%	37%	+9.8
13	Riley Dixon	New York Giants	24	74	44.4	39.5	32%	8%	20%	−8.1
14	Johnny Hekker	Los Angeles Rams	23	51	44.2	42.6	45%	2%	49%	+2.3
15	Jake Bailey	New England Patriots	23	52	47.3	39.6	44%	12%	27%	−9.0
16	Bradley Pinion	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	56	42.5	38.9	41%	4%	30%	−1.8
17	Tress Way	Washington Commanders	22	61	48.4	41.4	36%	12%	23%	+3.3
18	Kevin Huber	Cincinnati Bengals	22	66	46.4	41.0	33%	9%	23%	−0.3
19	Mitch Wishnowsky	San Francisco 49ers	21	57	45.0	40.5	37%	9%	26%	+12.7
20	Tommy Townsend	Kansas City Chiefs	20	37	47.2	43.3	54%	11%	24%	+17.0
21	Pat O'Donnell	Chicago Bears	19	62	46.2	38.5	31%	8%	21%	−1.4
22	Thomas Morstead	Atlanta Falcons	18	45	47.2	42.0	40%	4%	38%	+2.6
23	Brett Kern	Tennessee Titans	18	47	44.8	40.4	38%	2%	23%	−4.7
24	Corey Bojorquez	Green Bay Packers	18	53	46.5	40.0	34%	8%	23%	+13.5
25	Matt Haack	Buffalo Bills	18	53	42.9	37.6	34%	13%	21%	−2.0
26	Arryn Siposs	Philadelphia Eagles	17	55	43.9	38.7	31%	5%	22%	−6.7
27	Jack Fox	Detroit Lions	17	65	49.2	42.3	26%	11%	15%	−1.3
28	Jamie Gillan	Cleveland Browns	15	42	43.9	39.5	36%	2%	29%	+5.1
29	Braden Mann	New York Jets	14	42	45.7	40.6	33%	2%	15%	−1.4
30	Dustin Colquitt	Atlanta Falcons	13	49	44.5	38.3	27%	6%	21%	−14.4
31	Andy Lee	Arizona Cardinals	12	51	49.0	41.9	24%	10%	16%	−3.0
32	Ty Long	Los Angeles Chargers	11	47	45.5	36.8	23%	4%	11%	−14.8
33	Joseph Charlton	Carolina Panthers	8	25	40.5	36.5	32%	4%	58%	−6.1
34	Lachlan Edwards	Carolina Panthers	8	39	47.9	40.5	21%	5%	24%	−9.1
35	Cameron Nizialek	Atlanta Falcons	6	18	45.4	39.8	33%	11%	17%	−3.5
36	Sterling Hofrichter	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	6	37.8	34.2	50%	0%	67%	−2.4
37	Ryan Winslow	Carolina Panthers	3	16	39.1	37.4	19%	0%	19%	+0.1
38	Matt Ammendola	New York Jets	2	6	48.5	42.5	33%	0%	17%	+0.8
39	Johnny Townsend	Tennessee Titans	2	13	42.8	36.8	15%	8%	38%	−2.0
40	Harrison Butker	Kansas City Chiefs	1	1	31.0	31.0	100%	0%	0%	+0.3
41	Tristan Vizcaino	Los Angeles Chargers	1	1	32.0	26.0	100%	0%	0%	−0.3
42	Robbie Gould	San Francisco 49ers	1	2	45.0	45.0	50%	0%	50%	0.0
43	Corliss Waitman	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	7	52.1	42.6	14%	14%	0%	−0.5

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